Family Weekend 2026
Friday & Saturday, September 18 & 19, 2026
REGISTRATION NOTE: Online advanced registration is not required to visit your student on campus. On-campus registration for events is part of the schedule viewable below.
PRIORITY FAMILY REGISTRATION OPEN
VENDOR REGISTRATION FOR MARIETTA COLLEGE MARKETPLACE ON THE MALL
Do you have a small-business or side hustle in the Mid-Ohio Valley (MOV) and want to display/sell your goods at Parent and Family Weekend? Join us rain or shine for a farmers market style event where Marietta college students, faculty, staff as well as local entrepreneurs, idealists, and creatives of all kinds will showcase their small business, start-up, passion products and more.
There will also be various food trucks, novelties, and much more family fun at this Parent and Family Weekend Kick-Off Event!
MORE INFORMATION
Email: OCL@marietta.edu
Family Weekend Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Check-In & Registration for Parents/Families
Location: The Mall
In case of adverse weather, event will be relocated to the Gathering Place.
RSVP Requested
Parents & Families: Please check-in during this time to get your name tags/lanyard. You’ll have the opportunity to meet members of the Student Affairs Leadership Team and enjoy some light refreshments outside of the Marietta Marketplace.
3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
2026 Parent and Family Weekend (PFW) Signature Kickoff Event: 911 Marketplace
Location: The Mall
In case of adverse weather, event will be relocated to the Gathering Place.
Join us rain or shine for a farmers market style event where 911 students, faculty, staff as well as local entrepreneurs, idealists, and creatives of all kinds will showcase their small business, start-up, passion products and more.
There will also be various food trucks, novelties, and much more family fun at this Parent and Family Weekend Kick-Off Event!
Cost is up to parent/ family/ student.
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Grand Opening of the Milone Center
Location: Library
RSVP Requested - Free
Description: Join us for the grand opening of the Milone Center in the library. Come learn about the resources available to your student for academics and career opportunities!
8 p.m.- 9 p.m. (Doors Open - 7:30 PM)
Michael Kent - Comedian Magician
Location: The Gathering Place
PAC Sponsored
NO RSVP Required - Free
Description: Join PAC for the funny and entertaining Michael Kent for a comedic magic show! Be prepared to be amazed and laugh so hard with your family!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Check In/Registration Parents/Families
Location: Andrews Hall 1st Floor Lobby
RSVP Requested
Parents & Families: Please check-in during this time to this annual event to get your name tags/lanyards if you did not check in on Friday 9/18.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Coffee with The President
Location: The Great Room
RSVP Requsted
Meet 911 President Kathleen Dougherty as she offers remarks about the latest happenings on the campus.
11AM - 2PM
marietta college parent and family weekend pre-game tailgate
Location: Don Drumm Stadium
Open to anyone who wants to attend.
1:30PM
mARIETTA FOOTBALL VS. Capital UNIVERSITY
Location: Don Drumm Stadium
Join PioNation for the home football game vs. Capital at Don Drumm Stadium!
4:30PM
Planetarium Show – Oasis in Space
Location: Anderson Hancock Planetarium
RSVP Required
Join us in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium for a live presentation about “Oasis in Space”. Come experience the new advances in space that cover what is happening with the sun and all the planets! Families are welcome to stay afterward for Q&A with the presenter.
7PM
Family Weekend Trivia
Location: The Gathering Place
RSVP Requested - Free
Join the Pioneer Activities Council (PAC) for a fun family vs. family event, held in The Gathering Place. Families can compete in old school trivia to show off all their knowledge to win prizes.